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Guillermo Cano Isaza

Guillermo Cano Isaza (12 August 1925 – 17 December 1986) was a Colombian journalist. The editor of ''El Espectador'' from 1952 until 1986, he was assassinated in Bogotá in what was widely seen as an attack related to his criticism of Colombia's drug barons.

Cano was editor of the newspaper ''El Espectador'' from 1950 to 1986, the second largest daily in his country and the oldest in circulation, which was owned by his family. He was the founder of the Sunday Magazine, executive secretary, co-editor with Gabriel Cano, and editor of El Espectador. In 1986, Cano received the CPB (Bogotá Journalists' Circle) National Journalism Award in the press category for his Sunday column "Libreta de Apuntes" (Notebook), whose topics ranged from recollections of prominent figures in the nation's life to critical commentaries on the country's problems. He was a soccer fan and a supporter of Independiente Santa Fe.

Man of values and principles, Cano clashed with prominent figures in the country due to his investigative journalism and his newspaper's support for liberal-leaning political and social causes, such as the war on drug trafficking led by Minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, Senator Luis Carlos Galán, and Police Colonel Jaime Ramírez; as well as the auto-loan scandal involving the Michelsen family and their conglomerate, Grupo Grancolombiano. He was assassinated by hitmen hired by Pablo Escobar for his fierce pursuit of drug traffickers from the Medellín Cartel, whom he had been exposing since 1983. Provided by Wikipedia